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| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? It's hard to argue against SRV, Jimi, Clapton, and a bunch of others, but my personal favorite is Lindsey Buckingham. He has a great tone, and his finger-picking style is pretty unique for the rock idiom. He's also an extremely melodic player--one... | |
| Best Spooky, Moody, Atmospheric Home Theatre Demo I second "Suspiria." The three-disc edition has a CD of Goblin music. That band definitely made some creepy-ass music. I can't listen to it without looking behind me every two minutes. I would also suggest "Sleepy Hollow." It has some really atmos... | |
| Need a CD player to match The original Planet was a very nice player. Not the most resolving unit I've ever heard, to be sure, but exceedingly musical. Awesome PRAT, especially for the price. You could certainly do a lot worse, but there are a lot of other options to consi... | |
| Cats and audiophiles My system is in my basement, and it's off-limits to my cat--though she's occasionally snuck down there when I accidentally left the door open. Though I doubt she would do any damage--she mainly likes to sniff around--I'm not taking any chances. I'... | |
| Difficult Choice Linkster:I probably overstated my case. The Reimyo is absolutely state of the art. There's no doubt about it. If it weren't for the EMM, I'd likely own it. (It was broken in for about 1,000 hours, BTW, when I got it, so break-in wasn't an issue.) ... | |
| Von Schweikert VR4Jr how is it w/o biwire? Agree wholeheartedly with the previous posters. Bi-wire is a must, as is lead shot and upgraded spikes. Do all three and you'll have a VERY different speaker from stock. | |
| Looking for a romantic sounding monitor I'm not sure if they're still in production, but the Sonus Faber Concertino is a very lush, nice-sounding speaker. Most SFs are, in fact. You might even be able to find a used pair of Concertos in your price range. | |
| Difficult Choice I agree with the first three posters. With the money you're considering spending, you owe it to yourself to try the various pieces out for yourself--in your home. That's the best solution. As for the EMM Labs stuff--which I own--I'm curious if you... | |
| Kharma versus Nirvana cables Renaat:If you own both the Grand Reference and Nirvana ICs, it certainly can't hurt to try both in your system and see which you prefer. If you don't, which is what I think you mean, I definitely wouldn't trade the Nirvanas for the Grand Refs sigh... | |
| Symposium Ultra vs SRA As a follow-up to my previous post, I checked the price of Symposium bases, and they range in price from $600 to $2,000. The SRA VR 3.0, which is custom made for the particular component it's supporting, runs $475 to $675. That's a considerable ga... | |
| Symposium Ultra vs SRA I own the SRA Ohio Class XL+ platforms and have heard the VR bases. As noted above, SRA is addressing their product's biggest shortcoming, which is their lack of universiality. Then again, their dedicated-unit approach is also their biggest streng... | |
| Preamp w/ big sound AND extended frequencies ? First Sound preamps--from the cheapest to most elaborate--give a really big, thundering sound. And great extension as well. Soundstage did a glowing review of the Presence Deluxe a few years back. I don't remember if they're available with phono s... | |
| Does Jeff Tweedy sound like Ray Davies? I love Cracker and Camper (the new Camper album, "Roman Times," is great, BTW). I never heard the similarity in Lowery and Davies' voices, but I may have to listen more carefully. Their songwriting style is kinda similar, though. Both have a very ... | |
| Kharma versus Nirvana cables I've heard the Kharma Grand Reference and Nirvana S-X Ltd. speaker cables, both in New York on Kharma Grand Ceramiques. I didn't hear them on the same systems, though, so please take my comments with a grain of salt. I thought the Grand Refs were ... | |
| Does Jeff Tweedy sound like Ray Davies? I never noticed a similarity in their voices, but I may have to revisit some of their records and take a listen. I'm a big fan of Ray Davies. One of the very best songwriters of his generation, perhaps ever. I'm desperately hoping for a Kinks reun... |